2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–18 (5–11 Big South)
Head coach	Dave Dickerson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Bradley; Stacey Palmore; Andrew Garcia;
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1	.944	23	–	2	.920
Radford	12	–	6	.667	15	–	12	.556
Campbell	11	–	6	.647	17	–	10	.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	10	–	10	.500
Longwood	10	–	10	.500	12	–	17	.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10	.500	11	–	15	.423
Hampton	9	–	9	.500	11	–	14	.440
High Point	6	–	11	.353	9	–	15	.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11	.313	5	–	18	.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12	.294	7	–	15	.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15	.118	3	–	18	.143
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021

† 2021 Big South tournament winner

The 2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Dave Dickerson, and played their home games at G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Spartans finished the 2019–20 season 13–20, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated High Point in the first round of the Big South tournament,^[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Winthrop.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Brandon Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Newman High School	Miami, Florida
G	1	Dalvin White	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Norcross High School	Norcross, Georgia
G	2	Cartier Jernigan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Mysta Goodloe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	R. J. Reynolds High School	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	4	Khydarius Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Nation Ford High School	Fort Mill, South Carolina
G/F	5	Bryson Mozone	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Augusta High School	North Augusta, South Carolina
G	10	Tommy Bruner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Gray Collegiate Academy	Columbia, South Carolina
G	12	Everette Hammond	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas More School	Silver Spring, Maryland
G/F	13	Quentin Hodge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lakewood High School	Sumter, South Carolina
G/F	21	Khavon Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Clemson	Macon, Georgia
G	22	Thomas Sheida	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Cardinal Newman High School	Bundaberg, Australia
G/F	23	Dave Dickerson III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Dorman High School	Inman, South Carolina
F	25	Jatayveous Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Newnan High School	Newnan, Georgia
G/F	34	Josh Aldrich	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	New Hanover High School	Wilmington, North Carolina
C	35	Nevin Zink	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	St. Andrew's School	Newtown, Connecticut

Head coach

Dave Dickerson (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Bradley (Eastern Nazarene)
Stacey Palmore (Livingston)
Andrew Garcia (Tulane)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Wesleyan	L 72–82	0–1	G. B. Hodge Center (40) Spartanburg, SC
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Furman	L 63–91	0–2	Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC
December 2, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 78–95	0–3	G. B. Hodge Center (142) Spartanburg, SC
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 69–72	0–4	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
December 12, 2020 4:00 p.m., WYCW		Winthrop	L 77–95	0–5 (0–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
December 13, 2020 2:00 p.m., WYCW		Winthrop	L 77–107	0–6 (0–2)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 57–65	0–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 23, 2020* 5:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 8 Tennessee	L 60–80	0–8	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
December 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	L 52–63	0–9 (0–3)	Millis Center High Point, NC
December 31, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	W 60–51	1–9 (1–3)	Millis Center High Point, NC
January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 71–69	2–9 (2–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 65–59	3–9 (3–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	L 68–69	3–10 (3–4)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	L 74–84	3–11 (3–5)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	L 61–63	3–12 (3–6)	Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA
February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	L 66–102	3–13 (3–7)	Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA
February 8, 2021 5:00 p.m., WYCW		Gardner–Webb	W 77–69	4–13 (4–7)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Campbell	L 71–72	4–14 (4–8)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Campbell	L 49–64	4–15 (4–9)	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 65–75	4–16 (4–10)	Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Presbyterian	W 65–51	5–16 (5–10)	Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC
February 22, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Gardner–Webb	L 58–69	5–17 (5–11)	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3	(9)	at (8) High Point First Round	L 60–65	5–18	Millis Center High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Third Time's the Charm, USC Upstate Defeat's High Point to Advance to the Hercules Tires Big South tournament quarterfinals". University of South Carolina - Upstate. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Spartans Fall in Big South Quarterfinals". University of South Carolina - Upstate. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[1] "Third Time's the Charm, USC Upstate Defeat's High Point to Advance to the Hercules Tires Big South tournament quarterfinals". University of South Carolina - Upstate. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[2] "Spartans Fall in Big South Quarterfinals". University of South Carolina - Upstate. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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